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The Native Americans of the Plains were ultimately defeated and contained by white settlers, who outnumbered them, had more technology, more money, and who destroyed their traditional way of life.
This chapter explores the agricultural settlement of the Great Plains by outsiders, including Germanic peoples from the steppes of the Russian Empire, the demise of the way of life of the Plains Indians and the transformation of the plains environment, culminating in the Dust Bowl.
After lengthy though peaceful negotiations with the British, the United States obtained on June 10, 1846, all the territory south of the 49th parallel (the line of latitude that now defines the United States's northern border with Canada).
3 days ago · Expansion of the United States moved steadily westward from the late 18th to the mid 19th centuries. This territorial movement displaced most of the Native American peoples who lived in those lands for thousands of years before the arrival of European colonists.
John Wallis was one of the first mapmakers to show the new territory of the United States as defined by the Treaty of Paris (1783). Although the map is dated April 3, 1783, the treaty was not signed until the following September.
Create your own custom historical map of the United States from 1790 to this day. Color an editable map, fill in the legend, and download it for free. Explore the territorial evolution of the United States on a map.
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Animated map of the territorial evolution of the United States (click to view full size image) US Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions, 2007. After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese-ruled Northern Mariana Islands came under control of the United States.
